Luke 9:29-31 And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming. And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
What a blessed moment this had to have been for Peter, James, and John, who were there on the mountain with Jesus that day? I mean, they not only saw Jesus glorified, but also Moses and Elijah speaking to Him, not Abraham and Isaiah, or Aaron and Jeremiah, nor Samuel and David; nope, Moses and Elijah. You see, Moses and Elijah represented all of the Law and all of the Prophets, and we are blessed to know not just what they were representing but also what they were speaking about: Jesus’ departure and what He was going to accomplish through it!
But then we read something interesting, which Peter suggested, something many people to this day want to do: Planning to keep Moses and Elijah a little bit longer among us.
The moment Peter mentioned this unto Jesus, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud, but then a voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is My Beloved Son; listen to Him!" Listen to Jesus, not Moses, not Elijah, but the Son, as all of the Law and all of the Prophets point to Him. The Law and the Prophets were never our destination; they pointed us to the Way, the Truth, and the Life, to Christ, as both Moses and Elijah that day on the mountain spoke of what Christ was to accomplish through His death and burial and resurrection and ascension.
Listen to how verse 35 starts after the voice through the cloud said we must listen to the Beloved Son... And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone.
You see, years and years before, Moses went up a mountain and couldn’t see God face-to-face, and the same happened to Elijah, who had to cover his face because of the glory of God, and here they stood and spoke to Jesus, face-to-face, radiant in His glory. Yet, just like the 3 disciples there with Jesus were witnessing His transfiguration and beheld His glory, they had to come down from that mountaintop, "back into the normal things of life that happen," yet everything would be different, because knowing who Scripture points unto changes everything.
Like the three disciples who saw Jesus’ transfiguration and glory, they returned to everyday life, changed, because understanding who Scripture reveals and points to transforms everything.
Many to this day align their lives according to the Law of Moses or tick all the boxes of what prophetically is taking place instead of truly listening to Jesus. Although Moses led God's people out of Egypt and Elijah led God's people out of the idolatry back to God, Jesus is mankind's true Exodus and our true Way back to God.
The Law can’t save us, and neither can the Prophets, but they have always pointed us unto Jesus. They testify about Jesus so that we should listen to only Jesus.
Amen